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Bank Info for NB Charter 1475 (1865 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fairfield, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1873 Samuel Carter Farmer James Falconer Wilson
1874-1884 George Deaton Temple James Falconer Wilson
1885-1894 Bernard Slagle McElhinny James Falconer Wilson
1895-1895 John Davies Bernard Slagle McElhinny
1896-1905 Frank Light Bernard Slagle McElhinny
1906-1914 Frank Light Rollin J. Wilson
1915-1918 Frank S. Boies Rollin J. Wilson
1919-1919 * none * Rollin J. Wilson
1920-1927 William P. Starr Rollin J. Wilson
1928-1933 William P. Starr William Henry Bangs
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 5603
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4700
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 1730
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 2405
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1370
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2344
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2634
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6401 - 18454
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2208
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 570
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 869
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 135
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 9, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 21, 1865
  • Conservatorship Mar 25, 1933
  • Liquidated Apr 26, 1934
  • Succeeded by 13991 (First National Bank in (No Issue), Fairfield, IA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Samuel C. Farmer
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $131,962
High Bal (1930) $2,351,148
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $17,790
High Bal (1917) $100,000
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 164,960
# Small Notes 17,672
# Total Notes 182,632
$ Large Size $1,526,395
$ Small Size $212,270
$ Total Issued $1,738,665
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $134,783.19 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $138,975.02 $44,626.00
Oct-07-1867 $132,909.35 $43,362.00
Oct-05-1868 $131,962.44 $43,801.00
Oct-09-1869 $141,084.38 $44,603.00
Oct-08-1870 $193,923.58 $50,618.00
Oct-02-1871 $229,091.71 $83,218.00
Oct-03-1872 $245,762.84 $84,740.00
Sep-12-1873 $244,704.63 $83,270.00
Oct-02-1874 $240,344.60 $84,043.00
Oct-01-1875 $266,474.64 $82,629.00
Oct-02-1876 $268,060.66 $85,500.00
Oct-01-1877 $271,399.05 $84,484.00
Oct-01-1878 $263,255.43 $84,983.00
Oct-02-1879 $309,765.56 $74,845.00
Oct-01-1880 $350,827.50 $74,766.00
Oct-01-1881 $404,418.88 $61,178.00
Oct-03-1882 $385,855.42 $80,318.00
Oct-02-1883 $325,974.10 $72,358.00
Sep-30-1884 $319,127.97 $85,453.00
Oct-01-1885 $302,638.16 $82,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $311,398.49 $80,140.00
Oct-05-1887 $312,375.24 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $283,923.48 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $303,389.19 $17,790.00
Oct-02-1890 $294,030.24 $18,370.00
Sep-25-1891 $286,291.98 $19,270.00
Sep-30-1892 $300,038.84 $18,130.00
Oct-03-1893 $244,029.03 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $271,053.17 $28,540.00
Sep-28-1895 $236,250.65 $30,880.00
Oct-06-1896 $256,316.90 $36,180.00
Oct-05-1897 $287,157.59 $27,560.00
Sep-20-1898 $282,572.75 $22,832.50
Sep-07-1899 $346,844.03 $27,012.50
Sep-05-1900 $393,655.14 $34,217.50
Sep-30-1901 $377,429.59 $36,100.00
Sep-15-1902 $416,051.89 $34,797.50
Sep-09-1903 $358,959.44 $30,700.00
Sep-06-1904 $408,604.29 $35,730.00
Aug-25-1905 $484,474.00 $36,400.00
Sep-04-1906 $514,562.00 $36,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $546,584.00 $37,100.00
Sep-23-1908 $649,862.00 $60,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $711,752.00 $95,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $715,273.00 $97,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $700,094.00 $96,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $733,392.00 $97,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $764,342.00 $96,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $792,789.00 $92,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $807,093.00 $94,950.00
Sep-12-1916 $823,590.00 $99,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $962,418.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,032,891.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,289,517.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,298,328.00 $98,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,153,484.00 $57,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,232,054.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,381,923.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,553,426.00 $99,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,830,011.00 $99,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,048,515.00 $97,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,129,114.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,301,726.00 $98,950.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,328,313.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,351,148.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,926,162.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,537,085.00 $100,000.00

 

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